Book protector



Sept. 3, 1929. v. P. SOLLOM BooK PRoTEcTon Filed March l2, 1929 PatentedSept. 3, 1929.

UNITED STATES VINCENT P. SOLLOM, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOOK PROTECTOR.

Application led March 12, 1929.

My invention relates to book protectors designed to be applied to booksfor the purpose of protecting the edges of the leaves of a book as wellas the edges of the binding of a book; and it is especially designed foruse in protecting books while positioned on shelves and during the actof placing and/or removing a book from the book shelves.

The depreciation in the vaine of books, due

to dust and dirt settling on books is enormous, and is felt bypublishers, book-sellers, librarians, and private owners and the like;and the amount of labor and expense involved in cleaning books that .repositioned 5 on book-shelves is very considerable.

The prime object of the present invention is to provide a new andimproved book protector or shield that may be readily applied to books;one that will be efficient in protecting the books, and a constructionthat will not project from a book siitliciently to interfere in placingor removing a book from a book-shelf.

ln the accompanying drawings, which illust-rate an application of myinvention:

Fig. l is aiperspective View of a book showing` my protector appliedthereto;

Fig. 2, a perspective view of the irotector embodying my invention;

3 Fig'. 3, a sectional view taken on line lll- Ill of Fig. 2;

Fig. 1l, a sectional view taken on line IV- IV of Fig. 2;

lllig. a side view showing` a protector applied to the top and to thebottom edges of the book.

rthe protector as illustrated and as preferred comprises a shield formedof cardboard or other flexible material and includes a folded member 5having a centrally disposed depending portion G adapted to be insertedbetween the leaves of a book when the protector is applied thereto.Associated with the member 5 and telescopingly arranged therein is amember 7. Member 7 is provided with a downwardly extending portion 8having at its lower end a folded portion 9. Seid folded portion 9 has aprojection l0 adapted, when the shield is applied to a book, to enterthe leaves at the side edges thereof;

Serial No. 346,439.

A characteristic and important feature of Jthe present invention residesin the telescoping members. These members provide means capable ofadjustment whereby the shield may cover the usually exposed top edges ofthe leaves, and/or as shown by F l, the top edges of the binding orcover; and extend downwardly to cover and protect the outside edge ofthe book. It is my intention to provide a construction that may be ofthe proper size to fit inside of the top edges of the cover instead ofprojecting over the said edges, and it will be understood that theshields or protectors may be made in ditler- U5 ent to be employed withbooks of various sizes.

My protector is particularly adapted for the display of indicia on theexposed portions; for exaiy ple, l have shown indicia at 7 l lll on thedownwardly projecting` portion 8.

ln the form of Fig. 5, I have shown a protector applied to the top andto the bottom edges of the book.

l claim:

12A book protector comprising a shield having a telescopinrr upperportion compris- (Slt ing two members, diie of said members having aportion for insertion between adjacent leaves of the book and the othermember havso ing a depending part adapted to project downwardly forprotecting the outer edge of the book.

2. A book protector comprising a shielc having a telescoping upperportion conprising two members, one of said members having' a portionfor insertion between adjacent leaves of the book and the other memberhaving` a depending part adapted to project downwardly for protec':I .ngthe outer edge of the book, said depending part having a portion toenter between adjacent leaves of the book.

3. A book protector comprising` a {iexible shield having an adjustabletelescoping top portion adapted to cover the upper edges of the leavesof a book and means associated with the telescoping` portion forentrance between adjacent leaves of the book whereby the shield isretained in position on the book. 10o

In testimony whereof l atlix my signature.

VINCENT P. SOLLOM.

